Forget about the stupid name! Yeah, they should fire the guy already, but as long as the engineering team comes up with a 458 like this, they can even call it the Ferrari Fiero as far as I'm concerned.

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You also get a sculpted carbon piece that can act both as a fake handbrake and a handrail for passengers. To make it more foolproof, Ferrari also put a Side Slip angle Control system into the 458 Speciale, which performs second-to-second analysis of the car’s side slip, comparing it with the target value and then optimizing both torque management and torque distribution between the two wheels.

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And due to Pirelli being way too busy ruining F1, the Speciale comes with speciale developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tires, giving it better grip in the wet, and a lateral acceleration of 1.33 g on track, the highest number ever achieved by a Ferrari.

What's not to like? I'll tell you once I got to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September...